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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

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1360 Rise in Mine Manpower

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 17 September 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY.--In one of the a greatest single manpower increases ever recorded, 3367 men took jobs in the…

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Mrs. Attlee Visits Copper Mine

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 24 September 1952 · page 1

During her tour of Northern Rhodesia, Mrs. Attlee, wife of Mr. Clement Attlee, the leader of the Opposition in Britain's Parliament, had her first experience of going down a mine, when she visited…

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Gold Near Tamworth. June 15, 1872

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 3

Quite a sensation was created in town during the past week by the reported discovery of a payable quartz reef on the…

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More Gold Strikes. June 15, 1872

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 3

We shall soon begin to believe that Australia is a solid mass of gold. New discoveries are being made everywhere…

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Lease of Coast Line for Mining

Macleay Argus · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 6

A mine owner has applied for the mining rights of 1000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean from…

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New Gold Record

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 7

OTTAWA.-- Canada's official reserves of United States dollars and gold reached a record of 1856…

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Hunt Again for Sunken Gold

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 5

LEWES (Delaware).-- The lure of sunken gold is again attracting would-be salvagers of the treasure-ship De Braak, a British sloop-of-war, which went down in 1798…

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Moan on Coal Is Amazing

Macleay Argus · Monday 13 October 1952 · page 6

The Minister for Mines, Mr. Arthur, is leading a panicmoan on alleged excessive coal production, a prospect…

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Roads Are Paved with Gold

Macleay Argus · Monday 13 October 1952 · page 4

SEOUL. -- Korean "prospecetors" are chipping away at roads in the Pyong taek area after it was discovered…

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Cut in Miners' Wages Sought in Wage Case

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thurs. -- The reduction of £1 a week in the coal industry basic wage would mean a saving of…

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American Coal for Japanese Steel

Macleay Argus · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 1

VANCOUVER, Sunday. -- British Columbia coal may soon be shipped to Japan for use in the steel industry…

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New Outlook for Coal Industry

Macleay Argus · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sund .-- The High- Commissioner for Pakistan, Mr. Yusuf A. Haroon, announced today that…

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No Help From Railway on Coal for Macleay

Macleay Argus · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 1

The Premier, Mr. J. J. Cahill, has advised Ald. Slack that no railway freight concession is possible on the transportation of coal from South Grafton to Kempsey from the Nymboida colliery…

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Fox Gold May Be First Up Bet at Rosehill

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- Fox Gold, who will resume racing in the Flying Handicap, at Rosehill, on Saturday, ran…

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Gold Near Tinonee. July 13, 1872

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 4

That gold may be fount within an hour's ride of Tinonee has long been known but so far as we can…

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Bo Gold Diggings. July 20, 1872

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 4

We have heard no more of the gold diggings on the Bo Bo, except that the pe[?]y mentioned in our last issue…

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Coal Production

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 November 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs .-- New South Wales coalminers seem certain to establish an alltime production record this…

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Fox Gold's Trial for

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 19 November 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues .-- Fox Gold showed fitness for the Camden Handicap at Warwick Farm, for next Saturday,…

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Miners Still on Stay-in Strike

Macleay Argus · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Sund .-- Twenty - seven miners have completed the fourth day of their stay-in strike down…

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Wool Brings More Than Gold

Macleay Argus · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 3

Last week, up at Hill End-- where, in the old days, they used to drag out gold by the bucket full from the shallow…

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